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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1922
Page
2
An editorial laments Oregon rising taxes and high highway and education costs. It argues for pay as you go, criticizes commissions, notes the nonpartisan league influence, and suggests two paths: reduce expenses or raise revenue, with personal property tax likely.
Mrs. Amy Anthony Burt of Bend Oregon recounts a remarkable Near East relief mission from 1919. She and her sister Gertrude ran an orphanage near Keraklis, nursed their sister through typhoid and typhus, then evacuated 3000 miles to Baku aboard two special trains. She supervised loading children from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and kept guards in check to prevent loss of any child on the two week round trip.
Oregon official J J Handsaker recalls a question posed by Mrs Jeanette W Emrich in Constantinople about Near East Relief work She weighed halving the 5000 child caseload to double rations for those remaining and faced personal tragedy as her son died shortly after the discussion The account portrays her devotion amid famine and loss.
Polk County licenses to regulate motor trucks and auto stages across Dallas are to be required with an 800 day lead time and council set license fees. C E Short purchases Service shoe shop in Dallas and will operate it after living on a farm near Albany. Floyd D Moore named district grand chancellor of Knights of Pythias with jurisdiction over several lodges. Salem hosts a district convention on March 7. Rosair Gooch returns from Portland with sister Mrs R R De Armond of Vale Oregon. De Armond has visited Dallas since her mother’s December death. D W Rowland of Oak Grove building a modern Dallas residence. Dallas high school debaters defeat Falls City. at Mallet City Dallas wins on the negative. La Creole Rifle Club meets weekly at county fair grounds with 50 members. Sheriff John W Orr serves as president. Henry Dalke of Aberdeen Idaho in Dallas seeking colonization land.
County Clerk Floyd L. Moore announces official registrars for Polk County for voter registration. Listed are names and districts including Dough-Drvin Hussey in Willamina, Jackson-Holt in Stockton, Sheridan Rt. J. Jackson-Peter Price, Perry dale Salt Lake-Chas. Bratcher, Salem Rt. 1 Kola-Mre, Ferguson Salem, Rickrvall, Independence-Ray M. Waller, Suver-Willis Simonton, Airlie-Kenneth L. Williams, Bridgreport C. Gardner Dallas Rt. 2 Salt Creek-Lena E. May Dallas Rt. 1 McCoy-E. M. Jordan West Salem J. L. Wood.
Fragmented OCR reads names and places including Pedee Clay Daylor North Falls City Mirs Vig King and Black Rock South Palle City Family M Elli Malle City Brush Colege Mrs Fred G King Salem Re Monnwyth Walter G Brown Lewieville Evadna Smith Ir ameouth Re 4 Cukdale Ballard Alekreall.
The Willamette Lamber Co mill at Dillonhee resumes operation after a brief closure for repairs. Mountain States Co is offered the chance to perform a boiler overhaul while the power plant supplies the mill with electricity.
An elderly woman named Mrs Sigler tended with nursing care remains housed west of a Christian church in a small community setting near Mowie. Local residents note her health and living situation as part of a neighborhood update.
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